While targeted intervention improved hyponatremia in hospitalized patients, subsequent benefits in mortality and rehospitalization were not observed. News & Perspective Tools & Reference CME/CE.

Hyponatremia is seen in 10%-40% of the patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) admitted to the neuro critical care unit (NCCU; Mayberg et al., 1994; Woo & Kale-Pradhan, 1997).

The hyponatremia group developed early hyponatremia, defined as a serum sodium of 135 mmol/L or lower within 6 months after starting thiazide, vs. controls who had a serum sodium level between 136 ...

The investigators defined hyponatremia as a serum sodium value of 135 mEq/L or less, and classified hyponatremia as mild, moderate, or severe (131–135, 125–130, and less than 125 mEq/L ...

Hyponatremia in the hospital population is mostly a disease of people over age 65. They take many medications. Diuretics, especially thiazide , will make people prone to hyponatremia.